Trojan Virus, spyware… can anybody help me get rid of em?
August 7th, 2016
I’v got this Trojan virus that attacked my entire system (.exe files) when i installed some mp3 converter from untrusted source. The topic was apparently deleted after my report so i didn’t catch up username of the guy… but I do know hes from cyberwares and those guys have a nasty habbit of including Trojans and Hacktool viruses in their files. I know because the second search for a topic of similar software ended with another guy from cyber and on it there were dozens of people complaining about Trojan viruses in the files. So be careful from who u download from. Anyway… I uninstalled the bloody thing but the damage is done.
The problem is: ESET smart security and Spyware Terminator can’t even find the source of the problem (let alone clear up the mess it caused). The virus is so widespread that everytime i start a program, game or any other ap it notifies me of virus .exe file and quarantines it, thus I lose my capability of using some of those applications any further.
And everytime i go to the net with mozzilla i get this pop-up:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d72/Roderick-kun/Untitled-2.jpg
Help me out please
Ouch, sounds like a file infecter, anf this is a lost cause now.
I’m afraid I have bad news.
Your system is infected with a polymorphic file infector called Virut. Virut is capable of infecting all the machine’s executable files (.exe) and screensaver files (.scr). However, the problem is that the virus has a number of bugs in its code, and as a result, it may misinfect a proportion of executable files and therefore, the files are corrupted beyond repair. As of now, security experts suggest that a format and clean install, or destructive recovery if you have an OEM recovery partition, is the best way to clean the infection and it is the best and safest way to return the machine to its normal working state.
Backup all your documents and important items (personal data, work documents, etc) only. DO NOT backup any executable files (softwares) and screensavers (*.scr). It attempts to infect any accessed .exe or .scr files by appending itself to the executable.
Also, avoid backing up compressed files (zip/cab/rar) files that have .exe or .scr files inside them. Virut can penetrate and infect .exe files inside compressed files too.
Recent variants also modify htm, html, asp and php files.
Do not back up to another machine, as it may become compromised. Burn to DVD/CD, or to an external drive which has nothing else on it, and which you can format should it happen to become infected from the backups.
For more information, please see here
http://miekiemoes.blogspot.com/2009/02/virut-and-other-file-infectors-throwing.html
Instructions how to format and reinstall Windows can be found here
http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/winxp/advanced/reinstall-format.html
Before going to formating as said give this a try.Install BitDefender or Kaspersky ,superantispyware and trojan remover.Update them and then disconnect the pc from the internet.Scan first with the antivirus(BitDefdender or Kaspersky) and then with superantispyware and trojan remover.They might be able to kill the nfection
The problem with dissinfection tends to be that files like userinit.exe are often removed leaving the o/s basicaly inoperable , so you would be manualy replacing system files .. or so i found.
Thank you for responding in such short notice! I will try what suggested first. Should I get them here on or are they all freeware (except Kaspersky ofc)?
If it kills the infection it should save me a lot of trouble (i got some html files that i need for my school project, other stuff like games and programs aren’t so important). If not i will have to heed ‘s advice, format is indeed the safest solution.
Just one more question thou… can virus penetrate .iso files aswell? Lots of my stuff such as games and software are in .iso
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Download BitDEfender and trojan remover as trial and use it and after you get rid of the virus you then put a cracked application.Superantispyware has a free version that can do the job as needed
another very good one is malwarebytes its on forum
The only scanner that can come close to removing it is Dr. Web. I’ve removed some variants of Virut and Sality completely with it in the past. Try their Live CD. If it doesn’t work you’re screwed. Trojan Removers and regular antiviruses will not work on Virut / Sality
http://www.freedrweb.com/livecd/
The only scanner that can come close to removing it is Dr. Web. I’ve removed some variants of Virut and Sality completely with it in the past. Try their Live CD. If it doesn’t work you’re screwed. Trojan Removers and regular antiviruses will not work on Virut / Salityhttp://www.freedrweb.com/livecd/I agree and will offer some more suggestions. After you are done with Dr.Web ‘s live cd, (Dr. Web can actually cure some of the infected files), use at least one more bootable solution to delete anything that might be left. (Ultimate Boot CD 4 Win is a good choice)
After doing all these if your system is booting correctly, boot normally put windows disk and go to Start -> Run, type: sfc /scannow. This will replace/insert critical system files.
I would also suggest cleaning the temporary internet files and system restore points.
If you got XP you can let the live CD delete all non curable files and then do a repair install of Windows. You will need to reinstall your programs though.